The archetypal Prodigal Son, Sanjay Dutt began his Bollywood career with a whimper, in 'Rocky' (1981) and became a Category 5 B.O storm within a space of two decades. His career-graph registered a steady rise during the mid eighties. Tragedy struck in 1993, when Sanjay was arrested in connection with the Mumbai blasts and had to spend 16 months in jail as an undertrial. Sanju lost his stardom for a while but made a telling comeback in 1999-2000 with the Mahesh Manjrekar film, 'Vaastav'.
It will not be an exaggeration to say that 'Vaastav', written and directed by Mahesh Manjrekar, redefined the actor in Sanjay Dutt. Known, till then, for his deadpan looks and Dumbo Hunk roles, Sanjay Dutt shrugged every cliché off him to deliver the performance of a lifetime. 'Vaastav' was extremely successful both in India and abroad and has achieved cult status over the years. Sanjay won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor and the Award for Artistic Excellence at IIFA 2000.
Sanjay Dutt also starred in 'Munnabhai MBBS' (2004), and 'Lage Raho Munnabhai' (2006), two landmark movies of the decade.
Says Sanjay Dutt: "As an actor, I've grown considerably. It's taken me years to get comfortable doing a romantic scene and dancing on stage in front of a live audience. I've really opened up a lot. I keep the bad-boy image just to make my fans happy. I'm getting some really good work. And because I'm delivering what they want, more good work is coming my way."
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